Yes I have been living Beauty and the Beast these days with our Girls camp and then for the camp reunion we decided to have a Beauty and the Beast tea party and serve little yummy things once of which is some Grey stuff! I found a recipe on Lil Luna and decided to serve them in little mini muffin gold cups, topped with white pearl candies!

I don't normally like cool whip but these tasted like chocolate mousse! They don't really look grey..they look more like a soft brown. I will be showing our tea party on Monday but here is a sneak peek!

Yesterday I posted about The Beauty and the Beast Girls camp decor and especially this fun Chandelier DIY! I found it on Life is a Party but I changed a couple of things.

I found the large one and small one at thrift stores and all I needed was the middle size and I found that at Hobby Lobby for about $1.99!

You take the hoops and pull them apart so you only have one hoop per size.

(you could actually make two chandeliers)

I found the plastic gold silverware at hobby lobby too and I think they were 2.99 for a set of 8 place settings. I bought three bags.

Next get out your glue gun and start gluing the silverware in a pattern all around each hoop. I spaced them about 2" apart and then I wanted to add some red to make it pop in between the silverware. I found these little red bows at Hobby Lobby and glued them on every other area in between the silverware.

I used fairly wide ribbon and attached it with hot glue starting at the bottom and then went up and made sure to leave a lot of extra at the top to hang from a tree or wherever you need to hang it. I only used three strands but should have done four. I have to say that the ribbon part was the trickiest part...because you want it to hang correctly. So if I were to make this again I would probably start with the biggest hoop and hang it from something and then add the other hoops with ribbon to make sure it all hangs straight...but it still worked great because you can maneuver the ribbon to hang correctly.

I can't wait to use this for my granddaughter to have a tea party with her and her friends one day soon. :)

I have been so busy lately I haven't had any time to post about all the fun things I have been up to. Recently I was involved in helping with our church's girls camp in coming up with some fun decorations that represent The Beauty and the Beast theme.

It was so fun coming up with ideas!

The first thing I found on Life is a Party was a chandelier made from embroidery hoops and plastic silverware. \

Directions with my changes will be on the blog tomorrow.

It was super simple to make!

Then I found these folded books that my daughter made years ago..you many remember how I used them here for our Thanksgiving table.

I also had this candelabra that my mom found at a garage sale that is perfect to represent Lumiere :) I have used this candelabra more times that I thought I would. You might remember this post where I used it for a French looking tablescape.

Then I had a bunch of these votive candle holders that were silver and I sprayed them gold to put around the camp site or on the table. I have used these little votives for all kinds of things. Remember this post? I had some gold fabric laying around in my fabric stash that I thought we could use to put down the table. Then I decided to get some red paper plates, napkins and clear plastic goblets all from the dollar store! Some of the other gals had some odds and ends that worked with the gold and red theme perfectly!

The other ladies brought up a few old books, one person had the glass dome and put he rose in it!

Here is my chandy in all her glory hanging in the center of the canopy!

It really turned out so beautiful! The girls loved it but then......

THE RAIN CAME!! The canopies were pushed together but we knew once the rain starting pouring it would fall between the canopies onto the table sooo thanks to my Hubby aka McGyver he used duct tape to tape the seams together and then used tent poles and sticks to push up the canopy to make sure the water would fall off the sides! HE SAVED THE DAY!

I love the month of July....for me it is warm weather and what I call summer red white and blue celebrations with family! I did this table last year and loved how it turned out I have decided to showcase it again :)

Vroom vroom.....little kids and big kids alike will get a kick out of a tricycle on the table for the centerpiece! A small vase of posies sitting on the seat and big American flags leaning through the handle bars is just plain fun! For more red white and blue centerpiece ideas you can check out this post Red White and Blue Centerpiece ideas and check out these fun backyard games

The tablecloth is some red, tan and white fabric smooshed in the center for a messy look :)

I made these cute little paper popcorn holders for "small fries" to hold their popcorn and placed them in my wooden silverware caddy to serve.

Using a flat red basket, I placed my white napkins cinched with red, white or blue napkin rings on them.

Use what you have...I used these white cups to hold my red and white silverware for easy grabbing. I went around the house and looked for any red or white dishes, candle items, chargers, bowls etc...and it all came together.

Don't forget to use the trunk of the trike for serving root beer or your favorite beverage.

For a Memorial Day dinner or brunch..you could add old photos in frames of loved ones that have passed on to really think about and highlight them this Memorial Day.

Link up your favorite post from your blog and share what has been the centerpiece of your week or month or year!

I haven't done a Fashion post in a long time but I just had to share these super comfy pants with you!

My cute friend Maria and I are twinners! I was wearing them to her house the other day and she told me she had the same pair but she hemmed hers up a little bit to make them cropped and they look adorable!! We decided to both wear them to our youth Lake activity the other night. Twinners!! These pants are from Old Navy and they are Linen and Rayon and seriously the most comfortable pants ever! WE are going to call them Ladies Lake pants :)

P.S. I am not an affiliate with Old Navy I am just telling my buddies what I like.

The youth in our church had such a great time at the lake the other night!

So many great friends allowed the kids to use their paddle boards and kayaks and they had a blast!

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